Dorohedoro
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationcomedysci-fi & fantasymonster/alien/supernaturalactionfantasyfastfresh & originallightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemanding
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and accessible: a very fast animated series, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
8.5 /10
TMDB · 180 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Seasons
Season 1
· 2020 · 12 episodesEpisodes (12)
1Caiman13 Jan 2020
Caiman and Nikaido hunt for the sorcerer who cursed him with a lizard's head, while Fujita returns to the Hole to avenge Matsumura's death.
2In the Bag / Eat Quietly During Meals / My Neighbor the Sorcerer20 Jan 2020
"Cleaners" Shin and Noi get to work in the Hole. Meanwhile, Caiman and Nikaido search for a sorcerer who uses acupuncture to change faces.
3Night of the Dead / Duel! In Front of Central Department Store27 Jan 2020
Caiman and Nikaido take part in the annual Night of the Living Dead. But before they can finish their mission, Shin and Noi show up to finish them.
4Roast Duck With Magic User Sauce / Formal Attire Requested / Another Year in the Hole3 Feb 2020
En consults his comrade Turkey, whose magical dolls may identify the "lizard guy." Caiman and Nikaido visit Kasukabe, a professor studying sorcerers.
5Caiman in Wonderland10 Feb 2020
In the sorcerers' world, Caiman and Nikaido locate a man with cross eyes, but the trail goes cold when Shin and Noi show up on a mission.
6The Mushrooms Are Ready / The First Smoke / Manhole Elegy17 Feb 2020
En's mushroom magic gravely injures Nikaido when she infiltrates his mansion. Dr. Vaux and Professor Kasukabe tell Caiman about Shin's dark past.
7The All-Star ☆ Dream Game24 Feb 2020
Plotting to avenge Matsumura, Fujita joins the Hole Peace Hospital’s baseball team: their rival team has his friend's killer Caiman on the roster.
8A Good Day to Leave / Lalala Monsterman / Splendid & Exuberant / Welcome to Blue Night Land2 Mar 2020
Fearing for Nikaido’s safety, Caiman returns to the sorcerers' world alone. The En family begins preparations for the Blue Night Party festivities.
9Ah, Flower Smoke / Wonderful Meat Pie / Blue Night Day 2 / Blue Night Day 3 / The Strange Mushroom Appears!9 Mar 2020
Caiman sneaks into the festival grounds in pursuit of Risu. Meanwhile, En tells Fujita the story of how Shin and Noi became partners.
10Lonely Caiman / Before Nightmare / Manju Terror16 Mar 2020
Nikaido dons a powerful mask to defeat her enemy, only to find the attack was a trap by En. With Tanba's help, Caiman visits one of the Cross-Eyes.
11The Boss / See You at the Food Stall23 Mar 2020
As a member of the family, Nikaido learns why En needs a sorcerer who can manipulate time. Caiman disguises himself as Tanba's wife to rescue her.
12Memories of School Days / Boy Meets Girl = Battle! / Pinky Swear30 Mar 2020
Caiman tries to convince Nikaido to return to the Hole with him, but her contract with En binds her. After the fight, En launches a search for her.
Specials
· 2020 · 7 episodesEpisodes (7)
1Mask Disparities17 Jun 2020
A prequel story of how the mystical masks everyone wears within the Sorcerer world are created.
2A Shop for You17 Jun 2020
A prequel story of how Nikaido got ownership of her “Hungry Bug” restaurant and what it used to be, as the previous owner who took her in was a small-time sorcerer named “Syureon”.
3A Low Level’s Youth - Graffiti -17 Jun 2020
Nikaido goes on a small quest to have her picture taken to cement her place within En’s Sorcerer Mafia Branch.
4The Gyoza Fairy That You Don’t Know17 Jun 2020
A Tiny mischievous Gyoza creature secretly helps Nikaido’s “Hungry Bug” restaurant through it’s unusual & wacky ways methods.
5Evil Dancing Masquerade Ball17 Jun 2020
Invitations are sent within the En’s Mafia-family for a Specific tribal-Dance event leading to an interesting flashback from Shin’s past.
6Blowin’ in the Night Breeze, an Oba Anniversary17 Jun 2020
Caiman pays a visit to Nikaido at her Hungry Bug restaurant to deliver ingredients and learns first-hand how to make Gyoza.
7Extra Evil: Mask Disparities / A Shop for You / A Low Level's Youth - Graffiti / The Gyoza Fairy That You Don't Know / Evil Dancing Masquerade Ball / Blowin' in the Night Breeze, an Oba Anniversary17 Jun 2020
An OVA compilation included in the second Blu-ray Box.
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
The story revolves around Kaiman, who does not remember who he was before he was transfigured by a Magic user. This transformation left him with a reptile's head, and a desire to find out the truth about who he really is. Accompanied by Nikaido, his female companion, he tracks down Magic Users in "The Hole" and unceremoniously chomps down on their head, hoping to find out who it was that put him in this state. One by one, they witness this "second man" inside the head of Kaiman, and after pulling them back out of his mouth he asks them all a question... "What did the guy inside my head say?"
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2020
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- MAPPA
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
